Souls to the Polls rally mixes political optimism with hardcore organizing

By , Daily Memphian Updated: June 09, 2026 6:05 AM CT | Published: June 08, 2026 6:30 PM CT

Outrage over the redrawing of congressional district lines is fueling get-out-the-vote efforts in Memphis. The formal effort went public Sunday with a Souls at the Polls rally, where candidates were seen but not heard.

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2026 elections 2026 Congressional primaries J. Lawrence Turner 2026 redistricting Paul Young Rosalyn Nichols Ed Stephens Earle Fisher Shirley Bondon Walter Bailey Damon Griffin Brad Less Bill Lee John DeBerry

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Bill Dries

Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for almost 50 years covering a wide variety of stories from the 1977 death of Elvis Presley and the 1978 police and fire strikes to numerous political campaigns, every county mayor and every Memphis Mayor starting with Wyeth Chandler.


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